The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-02-12
RELIGIOUS.

He doth himself their Father sim
By his most wise corrections prove
---Cottoi Hfdther.
The best Of III is, God is with u.s.
| II look upon al the world as my
parish"
aGod bnTies his workmen, but car
Fies on his work"
Great hearts alone understand how
much glory there is in being good
Afichelef.
i should like to kill fear---only by
killing wrong though; fear is but the
shadow that always follows ut the
heels Of wrong.-Doaal Grant.
Rev. W. w. Boyd, pastor OF the
Second church, St. Louis, No., has
signified his Intention to resign his
parturate before june |.
The very essence of the teaching of
Jesns--simple, veritable, and practical
was thia: to turn about, to give up
the selfish life, and live the life of
love.--C. n. Dole.
To be content is not to be satisfied.
No one ought to be satisfied with the
Imperfect. 1t is Gods will that we
should bear, and .contentedly, because
an hope for the redemption of the
body.-1hoRaas Wiaqtold.
4 ] need a Saviour to save me. have
no salvation till j find Saviour. A
person / mnst have. The highest truth
will not save me, further than as 1t
brings me to the Saviour, that he may
give, and ] may get eternal lite.--Dr.
John Duncan.
i The tender words and loving deeds
which We scatter for the hearts which
are nearest to Us, are immortal seed,
that will spring up in everlasting
beauty, not only in our own lives, but
in the lives of those born after u.s.
Spaygeon.
Among the N. c. Baptist there are
! ia FWoman's Missionary Societies,
sixty nine of them constituted this year,
and their receipts for 1886, up to No
vember /, were 81 ,oI070. Many of
these societies have done much for
their churches at home besides these
figures.
A pions African went to mission
airy to present a contribution to send
the gospel to others. The missionary
thought the negro offered larger sum
than he was able to give, but the man
insisted on giving it, saying, "The
work of the Lord must be done, and l
shall soon be dead"
All the world is but as one orphan
age, so long as its children know not
God, their Father; and all wisdom and
knowledge is only more bewiIdered
darkness so long as yon have not
taught them the fear Of the Lord; not
to be taken ont of the world in monas-
tic sorrow but to be kept from its evil
in shepherded peace.-Raskin.
Heaven begun is the living proof
that makes the heaven 10 come cred
ible. "Christ in yon is the hope of
| glory" 1t is the eagle eye of faith
which peBetrates the grave, and sees
far into the tranquil things of death.
He alone can believe m Immortality
who feels the resurrection in him
DISQUALIFICATION.
j In view of the damaging influence
of liquor upon the people of Alaska,
1.-The U. S. Government has taken
notable action ~ prohibiting its intro
dueiiOn there for medical, mechanical,
and even for scientific purposes. The
collector Of customs at Sitka has been
duly notified, bat on the presentation
Of sufficient proof can admit wine for
ssersmental use.
4 Yea, when we probe to the bottom
we are forced to confess that it is the
principle of immortality implanted in
man that is the secret Of his activity.
Oh, if il were not for the thought of
living forever, how many busy hands
and hearts would become as though
dead! There comes sweeping along the
vista of time, an inspiration TO do and
to live.
/ We believe this statement is true AS
TO Louisiana. Many of our parishes
have already tried prohibition and the
people are delighted with the results.
Life is safer, jails are empty, courts
have little to do, taxes are less, com
mnnities are more peaceful and prop